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The North American FJ Fury was the first operational Jet aircraft in United States Navy service. Ordered in late 1944 as the XFJ-1 in competition with proposals from Douglas and Vought , the Fury began as a straight-wing, Tricycle Gear fighter with a single Turbojet passing through the fuselage. The design was also the basis for the design of the XP-86 Prototype of the USAF F-86 Sabre . DEVELOPMENT Straight wings were seen at the time as the only way to ensure the low speed and stability needed for Carrier landings. The first flight of the XFJ-1 took place on September 11, 1946 , with the first of thirty deliveries beginning in October of 1947 . The Fury’s first landing aboard an Aircraft Carrier was made March 10 , 1948 aboard USS Boxer . Flown operationally by Navy squadron VF-5 , the '''FJ-1''' pioneered jet-powered carrier operations and underscored the need for Catapult -equipped carriers. The FJ was capable of launching without catapult assistance, but on a crowded flight deck the capability was of small practicality. SERVICE In 1951 the Navy’s existing straight-wing fighters were much inferior in performance to the Swept-wing Soviet MiG-15 then operating in Korea , and its swept-wing fighters in the development pipeline, including the F7U Cutlass and F9F Cougar , were not yet ready for deployment. The Navy purchased three F-86E Sabres with Navy-specific equipment and strengthened airframes, re-designated them XFJ-2, and began flight testing in December 1951. Production was slowed because of demand for the F-86 in Korea, and that conflict ended before the '''FJ-2''' began to be produced in numbers. By then, because of a weak nose gear and arrestor hook on the FJ-2, the Navy preferred the Grumman Cougar with its superior slow-speed performance for carrier operations, and the 200 FJ-2 models built were delivered to shore-based Marine Corps , as had been the case of the F4U Corsair during World War II. Museum Ship .]] The development of the FJ-3, which was to be powered by a license-built version of the new Rolls-Royce Sapphire turbojet, resulted in its first flight in July 1953. Deliveries began in September 1954 , and the FJ-3 joined the fleet in May 1955. An FJ-3 was the first fighter to land aboard the new supercarrier USS Forrestal in 1956 . 538 FJ-3s were built, including 194 '''FJ-3M''''s with Sidewinder AAM capability. Some FJ-3s were later modified to control Regulus and F9F-6K Cougar target drones. In 1955 the Navy added the 6-3 wing which had been successful on the F-86F, providing space for additional fuel, and in 1956 retro-fitted all its FJ-3s with probe-and-drogue Air Refueling equipment. The final versions of the FJ were the FJ-4 and '''FJ-4B''', which were more capable than the previous versions. Internal fuel capacity was increased, necessitating a distinctive, taller ' Razorback ' rear deck. The tail was modified, as were the wings, to provide more positive control and stability during carrier landings, and the landing gear was widened. Delivery of FJ-4s began in February 1955 , and except for one squadron which trained Navy FJ-4B pilots, FJ-4s were used exclusively by the Marine Corps. The FJ-4B was a Fighter-bomber version, capable of carrying double the underwing stores, including Nuclear Weapon s on a single station. 152 FJ-4s and 222 FJ-4Bs were produced. REDESIGNATION With the new designation system adopted in 1962 , the FJ-4 became the F-1E and the FJ-4B the '''AF-1E'''. AF-1Es served with Naval Reserve units until the late 1960s . The FJ Fury was the first aircraft of the VF-84 incarnation of the legendary Jolly Rogers Squadron. A total of 1,115 Furies were accepted by the Navy and Marine Corps. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (FJ-4)
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